Full-Time
Roto Artist

Job Description

Roto Artist

Vancouver

At Double Negative, working as a Roto Artist, and honing those skills, is the beginning of a long career in 2D. Learning from our experienced 2D team, you will be responsible for preparing plates for our Compositors by dustbusting and scratch removal. Depending on show requirements, our Roto Artists will be expected to produce garbage mattes and accurate articulate mattes by using our in-house Roto software. We aim to develop your skills by challenging you to remove rigs and wires using Nuke and other Paint software.

Dneg firmly believes that the strongest and most talented Compositors are the artists who have come through a Roto and Prep role. It provides skills that remain with you throughout your 2D career.

Must Have

Experience working with Nuke

Knowledge of composition and colour

Showreel showcasing a variety of 2D skills including Roto, Prep and Compositing

Strong eye for detail and precision

Nice to Have

Completion of a VFX course

Silhouette

Interest in photography and digital manipulation

About You

Pro-active

Eager to learn

Patience

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to take direction and feedback well from your peers

About Us

Double Negative are a multi-award winning, ground-breaking and long-established VFX post-production house, producing cutting-edge VFX, and is now one of the world’s largest providers of visual effects for Film and TV with facilities in London, Mumbai, Vancouver and Los Angeles.